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John Barbee’s 2025 New Year’s resolution was a simple one: smile more. Barbee, Franklin Pierce High School’s boys basketball coach, is coaching one of his kids for the final time this season.
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Brookdale Elementary, part of the Franklin Pierce School District, has officially been recognized as a Blue Zones Project Approved school. This transformative milestone marks a new era of health, well-being, and student success for the nearly 500 students.
![Franklin Pierce Center for Strong Families Opens]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732568615/fpschoolsorg/clu2e4new0svnohawoac/UWPC-5314.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732568615/fpschoolsorg/clu2e4new0svnohawoac/UWPC-5314.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732568615/fpschoolsorg/clu2e4new0svnohawoac/UWPC-5314.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1732568615/fpschoolsorg/clu2e4new0svnohawoac/UWPC-5314.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1732568615/fpschoolsorg/clu2e4new0svnohawoac/UWPC-5314.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1732568615/fpschoolsorg/clu2e4new0svnohawoac/UWPC-5314.jpg","width":2200}])
Franklin Pierce Schools is proud to announce that in partnership with United Way of Pierce County and Tacoma Community House, the Franklin Pierce Center for Strong Families is open!
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Collins Elementary was recently recognized by the Washington Association for School Leaders and the Association of Washington School Principals for their work in fostering a positive school culture and a strong sense of community.
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Franklin Pierce Schools is delighted to announce a new partnership with Communities in Schools (CIS) of Lakewood at Ford Middle School. Communities in Schools is a national organization comprised of local affiliates throughout the country.
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Media Inquiries:
All media inquiries can be directed to Joel Zylstra with the Franklin Pierce School Public Information Office at (253) 298-3087 or by emailing jzylstra@fpschools.org.